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Skin lesions become health problems when they change in color, become swollen or infected, or if they appear in a place on the body that you know that didn't have a lesion before. This is a common sign of melanoma, a common form of skin cancer that if left untreated can lead to death.
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What is a benign corn or callus called?
hyperleratotic skin lesion
Why is skin lesion removal used?
Sometimes the purpose of skin lesion removal is to excise an unsightly mole or other cosmetically unattractive skin growth.
A lesion in a blood vessel that show through the skin is called?
vascular lesion
What kind of secondary skin lesion is an erosion?
An erosion is a secondary skin lesion where the epidermis is lost, leaving a moist, shallow depression in the skin. It results from damage to the skin surface, such as scratching or picking at a primary lesion like a blister or ulcer. Erosions typically appear red and are prone to infection.
Is a melanocytic skin lession cancerous?
A melanocytic lesion is usually not cancerous. For instance, freckles are melanocytic skin lesions. Talk with your health care provider for advice specific to your situation.
What is a tear in the skin called?
a lesion a wound
Colored pigmented lesion of the skin?
moles
What is crack-like lesion of the skin?
Fissure
What CPT is 11440?
Skin Lesion Removal
What type of skin lesion is a freckle?
Bullard
What is the ICD 9 for skin lesion?
709.9 -Skin Lesion ICD 9 code is 709.9 per ICD 9 CM 2010 edition book
What is the ICD 9 code for skin lesion?
709.9
